“And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.”
He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar and all its utensils and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them. The sevenfold sprinkling of the altar — seven times, the number of completeness — consecrates the altar and all its utensils and the basin. The altar that must never go out its fire receives the anointing that makes it most holy. The basin that will provide the daily washing for the priests receives the consecration that makes it sacred. The anointing of every piece of the sanctuary equipment communicates the comprehensive consecration: nothing that serves in the worship of the holy God remains unconsecrated.
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